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NO. 376,967.- Patented Jan. 24,1888.

E 5 In Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and y the chain g, which connects the vbolt with the lever G, by which the bolt may be drawn laterally to clear the path of the link-securing adapted to secure the link E when the parts UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOEQ LOUIs A. EUDIsILL, ,OE CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA; "f

CAR-COUPLER. Y'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o.- 376,967. dated January 2412i V888.

Application filed September 14,1887. Serial No. 249,729. (No model.) y l n To all whom it may gortcern.-

Bev it known that I, LOUIS A. RUDIsILL, of

State of North Carolina. have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car-Couplings, of which the following isa specification.

My invention is an improved car-coupling; and it consists in certain features of construction and novel combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved car-coupling. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof drawn alongr side of the link-securingwheel, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view'of the coupling. i

-The draw-head A may, except in the particulars hereinafter named, be of ordinary' con.- struction. This draw-head has a slot, u, for the link-securing wheel, and is provided with a suitable wall, B, having openings b for the passage of the arms cc of the double-armed bolt C.

The Wheel D has arms d, all alike and all are properly arranged for use. The bolt C has its arms cmovable through its bearing and across the path of the arms ofthe wheel D, and by engagement with the rear side of one of said arms holds the wheel from turning back, thus holding one of the arms-that is to say, the arm diametrically opposite the one engaged by bolt Din position to secure the link. The bolt is preferably made with the two armsc c forming alU shape, the arm c' serving to receive'thespring F and having a head, c2. The spring F, it will be seen, is fittedfon the arm c' and bears between the head c? of and the wall through which said arm c is passed. The U shape of this bolt also af# fords a convenient point for the attachment of wheel.

rlhe'construction is simple, strong, a'ndinay 4 5 be easily operated. It will be seen that it is Y not necessary tol slack up the cars in order. to

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By arranging the bolt transverselybto the Wheel-that is to say, Vwith a line of movementy atright angles to the line orplane of"Inovev ment ofthe wheel-I avoidall liabilityofany sudden. strain or jar on the wheel effecting a Y Y release of the bolt.

The arrangement of the bolt toniove 'later-4 ally,y as shown, facilitates a simplicityiin the.

construction ofthe connections between the I lever and the bolt,.as will be seen.

Having thus described my invention, what I y claim as new is- K l l. Acar-coupling having an'armed link-` securingfwheel and provided with abolt movi able transversely across the path of the wheel, Y

substantially as and for the purposes specified.'V f

2. The combination of the drawhead, vthe armed wheel, the bolt, and the spring, sub1 stantially as set forth.

3. ThedraW-head andthe armed link-secur# s haped, providing the arms crc', one of which is movable into position to engage spring, and the forth.

improved car-coupling, herein'fde.-

scribed, consisting of the draw-head having aslota, and wall B, provided with openings b,

the'armed wheel,the U- shaped bolt @,having'Y arms c c', passed through openin gs b, the'spring on arm c, and the lever connected with the bolt, substantially as set forth.

LoUIs A. EUDIsILL.

Witnessesi u I Y* D. G; MAXWELL, r

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